Canyoning Wales, UK
Choose between Brecon Beacons or Snowdonia for canyoning / gorge walking in Wales, an epic group adventure!
Ever considered canyoning in South Wales or Snowdonia? It’s an outdoor activity lover’s dream and our bestseller in Wales!
We will take you exploring in a Welsh rainforest, jumping into rock-pools, abseiling down waterfalls, gliding off natural water-slides and down rapids. Canyoning pushes your boundaries in a stunning environment, where our routes are easily adjusted to the confidence levels in your group. There is sometimes confusion about the differences between canyoning and gorge walking. They are essentially the same thing, only canyoning involves ropework and gorge walking is more free-flowing (we offer both, but refer to it as canyoning which is more internationally known). If you love outdoor adventures, you may also like to check out our Outdoor Activities Wales page.
Canyoning or gorge walking in Wales is one of the best ways to get out and have fun with a group of friends or colleagues on a team building trip. Big Blue Adventures specialises in group adventure travel including a range of outdoor activities, adventure day tours or multi-night breaks across Wales and Portugal. So, whether you just need to the book your canyoning activity only, a fun day out or multi-night holiday – we have you covered. Please contact us via the quote button, the website chat or call us today.
Brecon Beacons - Mellte
Great For Adults and Kids 14+
Small to large groups
Only 50mins from Cardiff
Canyoning in Brecon Beacons is our best selling group activity. The area known as Waterfall Country is such a stunning environment and this stretch of river (Afon Mellte) provides some seriously world-class adventures for guests to enjoy and is our main go to canyoning spot. There is no better way to get up close to nature and enjoy a great day out with your group. No previous experience is required, just rock up with a good mood ready for an adventure!
Breakdown:
- Roughly 3 – 4 hours in length
- Variety of jumps including some big ones (all optional)
- Stunning waterfall section to explore behind
- Kit included: winter wetsuits & socks, buoyancy aids and helmets
- Remote area close to Ystradfellte and Pontneddfechan
- Nice country pubs close by
- Why not choose an add-on to your canyoning activity with a hike up Pen y Fan, visit Penderyn whiskey distillery or rock climbing? Contact us for more ideas!
Brecon Beacons - Sychryd Gorge
Great for kids camps and families
Small to large groups
Only 50mins from Cardiff
Canyoning, or gorge walking, on the Sychryd Gorge is a fun course we typically use for families, kids and adult groups on occasions when there is a lower confidence in the group or when the Afon Mellte is too high, then this course comes in as a fantastic plan b! The Sychryd section is a great adventure in its own right however, with stunning scenery, fun exploring, scrambling sections, waterfalls and a variety of few good jumps.
Breakdown:
- Roughly 3 – 4 hours in length
- 1 big jump and a few other fun jumps
- Various fun scrambling sections and slides
- Kit included: winter wetsuits & socks, buoyancy aids and helmets
- Just outside Pontneddfechan
- Nice country pubs and a cafe close by
- Why not choose an add-on to your canyoning activity with a hike up Pen y Fan, mountain biking or a lake SUP? Contact us for more ideas!
- Click here for a highlights video of this course.
Snowdonia
Great for adults & kids camps
Small to large groups
Maentwrog area
Canyoning in Snowdonia is one the best outdoor activities you can enjoy while in the National Park, arguably the capital of adventure in the UK. Our canyoning sessions include fun sections of jumps, slides, abseil and do require use of rope work to keep you safe on the session. Great for all types of groups on a Snowdonia adventure.
Breakdown:
- Roughly 4 hours in length
- Fun jumps including some big ones!
- Awesome natural slide section
- Kit included: winter wetsuits, wetsuit socks, helmets, buoyancy aids and climbing harnesses with cow tails for the rope sections
- Few nice pubs and picnic areas close by
- Why not add on to your canyoning activity with exploring & sightseeing, quad biking, mountain biking, kayaking or SUP? Contact us for more ideas!
- Click here for a Snowdonia canyoning video
Activity Only
Transfers not included
Activity only sale
Pics & video on request
Just looking to book your canyoning activity with us only? That’s no issue at all. Prices are dependant on group numbers, location and seasons – so please contact us through the website chat, get a quote or call us today!
Canyoning Day Tour
Transfers
Food & drinks
Pics & a highlights video
Our most popular option with Canyoning Wales is a hosted day tour. We take the stress off your hands and bring the good vibes and extra touches to complete the experience. With a door to door transfer service, optional inclusion of lunch / dinner to suit your budget and our team there to capture the moments with a load of great pictures and a personal highlights video for you. The perfect day out!
Breakdown:
- Clean private minibuses up to large coaches
- We can include a pub lunch or dinner with drinks to suit your budget and style. Packed lunches also available.
- Less stress having us there to host and coordinate the day
- Pictures and video with a highlights video
- Competitions for ‘Adventurer of the Day’ where the winner get’s a cool prize
- Add in extra sight-seeing, or why not double up on the adventures with an extra activity after canyoning? Or sightseeing extra like a brewery or whiskey distillery tour? Ask us for more info on this.
Multi-night Adventures
Canyoning & other activities
Accommodation
Other group travel essentials
At Big Blue Adventures we are specialists in package adventure travel for groups and can provide tailor-made getaways with canyoning at the heart of your trip! Whether you want a weekend break on a hen party or a stag do in Wales, an active team building retreat or a large family holiday in Wales – we offer adventure travel with an award winning service and quality package options.
Breakdown:
- Canyoning and a range of other outdoor adventures
- Cultural sightseeing and exploring including hiking, gin & brewery tours & much more
- Range of group accommodation from cottages, modern hostels to private city villas
- Transfers
- Food & drink
- Friendly local host team
- Pics & highlights video
Pictures & Video
What better way to capture those special moments than having us there as your very own media crew? We will be there like proud hosts and we include pictures and a personalised highlights video. We love adventure travel and the smiles it puts on everyone’s faces. We get a real buzz from putting together the highlights and sharing them with you after the trip. Photos and video are typically included in the day tours and multi-night trips only.
How much will canyoning cost?
All our day and multi-night packages are 100% tailor-made for you! So, we can create a Big Blue Adventure to suit specific budgets and what you would like to include for the perfect adventure. The more activities and package elements you include the more that package will cost. It also depends on your final numbers in the group, generally larger groups have a cheaper per person rate over smaller groups, as there are more people to split the core package costs between. Best thing to do is request a quote – it costs you nothing to start the ball rolling and say hello, we can send a great package your way from there.
Payments
When you’re ready to book your adventure we simply start with a 30% non-refundable deposit to confirm it all. The final balance is typically required no later than 3 weeks before your activity date for day tours or 6 weeks for multi-night packages. Most customers pay by bank transfer, but we can also accept debit and credit card transaction upon request.
We can also make some changes between the deposit and the final balance payment. Such as amending a few dropouts / attendee increases, or making some package changes within reason. For further information please do see our terms and conditions.
What to bring
To take part in canyoning all you need is:
- A pair of old spare trainers – like running trainers / hiking boots, with sturdy sole that you don’t mind getting wet (not flimsy wetsuit boots)
- Swimwear or spare underwear for under the wetsuit
- Old pair of boardies / sports shorts to wear on top of the wetsuit (to protect wetsuit)
- A towel
- Sun cream
- Water for afterwards (please try and avoid throw away single use plastic!)
- Any medication you need to keep on you, such as an asthma pump or EpiPen etc
All the essential kit is included; wetsuits, helmets, buoyancy aids and any climbing gear. On our package tours, we also bring cosy towel ponchos to help you get changed.
Note: no climbing harnesses required in Brecon Beacons, as this area is technically ‘gorge walking’, or canyoning without ropes!
Are meals & drinks included?
We can include lunch, a packed lunch or dinner after the canyoning with drinks. It all depends on what type of meal you want, how much budget you have for the meal and free time. We work with some amazing local pubs closer to the canyoning or we can stop by restaurants and establishments, such as a Welsh wine tasting or gin tasting with food.
Group size
Our minimum group size for activities is 10+ people, but we can take much larger groups.
Why Adventure With Us…
Our Big Blue destinations offer great group accommodation options, good travel links, quality facilities and world-class adventures. We spend a lot of time at our locations and know what works well for groups.
Specialists in hosted group adventure travel, with numbers between 10-100+ people. BBA offers an award winning service; we’ll always go the extra mile to ensure our packages are perfect for your crew.
The best way to remember your canyoning in Wales? A highlights video that captures all the best moments of your adventure. Video & pictures are included in all of our multi-night packages & day tours.
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Why We Love This…
“Canyoning in Wales is so much fun because it has a lot of different sections, it’s not just jumping or just scrambling, it is a bit of everything. The gorge makes it a very flexible activity, there are no swells or currents to worry about and if it rains.. who cares, you’re in the rainforest after all!”
Heleen – Co-Owner